16 May 2011

Penguin books delivery van, 1937

I didn't know there were such specialized vehicles. Did they just distribute to shops and stores, or did this vehicle sell items to the public? (Someone across the pond may perhaps have an answer for us).

Yes, Bellona Club is brilliant, with lots of satire about fads and fashions of the time. Mysterious Affair at Styles was Christie's first book - not up to later ones, but ingenious and interesting. And readable!

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